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the oldest resident merchants, and the representative of a 

 wealthy firm long connected with the North American 

 colonial trade. I visited with him to-day the farm of 

 Mr John Porter, on which I found good land, well cul- 

 tivated, with fair crops of wheat and oats, and a field of 

 excellent turnips, (Aberdeen yellows.) The wheat 

 averages 20 bushels per acre, of 60 to Qd lb., and the 

 oats 40 bushels of 37 to 40 lb. On the upland, where 

 the soil is heavier, the oats weigh as high as 48 lb. 



This farm is mostly flat land — an extension of the 

 high intervale on which the town stands. It consists of 

 80 acres, of which 60 are cleared, and is worth £400, 

 but would at present sell for £300. He assured me that, 

 though he has a large family, he could make a living off 

 this farm. 



Above this, the same gentleman possesses another farm 

 on the upland. It is stronger land, and produces better 

 oats ; but it is more difficult to work, and is later in 

 spring. It consists of 150 acres, of which 50 are cleared, 

 yields 15 tons of hay, lets for a money-rent of £33, and 

 is valued at £400, all currency.* Ten years ago, this 

 farm was let for £50. The tenants have never done 

 anything else but farm, and they have been enabled to 

 support their families and pay their rents — though, as I 

 have already remarked, the renting of farms is not a 

 popular or much practised mode in this country. It is 

 an excellent plan, however, for a new beginner, who 

 wishes to know something of the country before he fixes 

 upon a spot for his permanent residence. Much of the 

 moving, and of the want of local attachment which is 

 seen in North America, is probably to be ascribed to the 

 hasty settlement which circumstances compel so many 

 emigrants to make on their arrival in America. 



The course of cropping adopted by a skilful man like 



* £20 sterling make £25 provincial currency. 



